Contents tagged with Kornienko

  • Putin fires Russia’s ‘chief jailer’

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to dismiss a number of senior security forces personnel. One of them is Colonel-General Gennady Kornienko, Director of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service.

    The Russian media reports that his dismissal is linked to his reaching the age limit for service – 65.

    In actual fact, Kornienko has not led the department since the start of September. He reportedly went on holiday on September 2, appointing his first deputy Anatoly Rudy as acting …